Gamal Al-Ghandour

Gamal Al-Ghandour

Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Ghandour ( _ar. جمال محمود أحمد الغندور) (born June 12, 1957) is a retired Egyptian referee.

Personal data

Height: 187 cm , Weight: 86 kg
Referee since: 1981
Egyptian 1st Division: 1989
FIFA Badge: 1993

Details

El-Ghandour has refereed the 2002 African Cup of Nations final (Cameroon vs Senegal), the second leg of the 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup final (Kotoko (Gha) 2:1 WAC (Mar)), and five successive African Cup of Nations, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002. He is the first African referee to run a match in the UEFA European Football Championship. He has also participated in one Olympic Games, one FIFA Confederation Cup (2001), and one AFC Asian Cup.

He also refereed in two FIFA World Cups, France 1998 and Korea/Japan 2002 [cite web
url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2002/06/23/sfwhay24.xml&sSheet=/sport/2002/06/23/ixwcup.html
title=Korean miracle spoilt by refereeing farce
accessdate=2006-12-14
date=2006-06-23
publisher=Telegraph
] [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/spain_v_south_korea/default.stm
title=Korean dream lives on
accessdate=2006-08-06
date=2002-06-22
publisher=BBC Sport
]

He is also the first Egyptian referee to play as a professional referee (Japanese League 1999)

Ghandour was involved in the controversial South Korea - Spain quarterfinals in the 2002 World Cup where he was responsible for a number of embarrassing decisions, including giving a goal kick to South Korea after Joaquín stopped the ball in front of the line, oh which led to the Spanish being denied two goals. Eventually Spain was beaten on penalties. The last penalty that Spain missed was also seen as controversial, Joaquín's shot was blocked by Lee Woon-Jae who stepped off his line before the ball was actually touched, breaking the rules, there was, however, no action taken. After the match there was international condemnation of the refereeing conduct and decisions [cite web
url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2002/06/23/sfwhay24.xml&sSheet=/sport/2002/06/23/ixwcup.html
title=Korean miracle spoilt by refereeing farce
accessdate=2006-12-14
date=2006-06-23
publisher=Telegraph
] [cite web
url=http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/220255
title=Japan concerned over poor refereeing at World Cup
accessdate=2007-11-18
date=2002-06-22
publisher=Japan Today
] . Allegations were rife that the match was fixed, something that the FIFA officials brushed away. Ghandour was rumoured to have received a car from the FIFA vice-president Chung Mong-joon, a South Korean, in exchange for favouring the home side in the quarterfinals [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/football/africa/2740125.stm
title=Ghandour's memory lane
accessdate=2007-11-18
date=2003-02-08
publisher=BBC Sport
] . These allegations prompted Ghandour to threaten legal action. Eventually Ghandour chose to end his illustrious career under a cloud of suspicion.

Ghandour also refereed in a controversial match between hosts UAE and Iraq in the 1996 Asian Cup. The UAE eventually won 1-0 after extra time, however many clear decisions went against the Iraqis, including a UAE defender punching the ball out of the area. The UAE faced Kuwait in the semi-final, with the Kuwaiti team having announced that they would withdraw had Iraq qualified.

International match list



Date

/

Match

/

Venue

Competition

24.07.1993

Uganda

1-0

Sudan

Kampala

African Cup of NationsQ 94

13.11.1994

Tunisia

1-1

Togo

Tunis

African Cup of NationsQ 96

24.08.1995

KSA

2-0

Syria

Ta'ef

Asian Olympic Q 96

16.01.1996

Gabon

1-2

Liberia

Durban

AfricanCup of Nations 96

21.01.1996

C.d'Ivoire

1-0

Mozambiqe

Port.Elz.

AfricanCup of Nations 96

31.01.1996

Ghana

0-3

S.Africa

Johannesberg

AfricanCup of Nations 96

03.03.1996

Zimbabwe

0-1

Nigeria

Harrari

African Olympic Q 96

16.06.1996

C.d'Ivoire

1-1

Congo

Abidjan

African World Cup Q98

01.07.1996

Sweden

0-2

China

Miami

WomenOlympics 96

02.07.1996

Brazil

3-1

Hungary

Miami

OlympicGames Atlanta 96

01.08.1996

Argentina

4-0

Spain

Bermengham

OlympicGames Atlanta 96

02.08.1996

Brazil

5-0

Portugal

Athens

OlympicGames Atlanta 96

17.11.1996

Angola

2-1

Zimbabwe

Luanda

African World Cup Q98

01.12.1996

KSA

6-0

Thailand

Dubai

Asian Cup of Nations96

02.12.1996

UAE.

1-0

Iraq

Abu Dhabi

Asian Cup of Nations96

03.12.1996

KSA

5-4

Iran

Abu Dhabi

Asian Cup of Nations96

08.06.1997

S.Africa

3-0

Zambia

Johannesberg

African World Cup Q98

17.08.1997

Zimbabwe

1-2

Cameroon

Harrari

African World Cup Q98

13.10.1997

KSA

1-0

Qatar

Ryadah

AsianWorld Cup Q 98

07.02.1998

B.Faso

0-1

R.D.Congo

WagaDogo

AfricanCup of Nations 98

27.02.1998

B.Faso

3-4

Cameroon

WagaDogo

AfricanCup of Nations 98

17.06.1998

Chile

1-1

Austria

St.Etian

WorldCup France 98

25.06.1998

Yugoslavia

1-0

USA.

Nant

WorldCup France 98

03.07.1998

Brazil

3-2

Denmark

Nant

WorldCup France 98

01.08.1999

Lebanon

3-1

Jordan

Amman

9th Panarab Games

02.08.1999

Iraq

4-0

Lebanon

Amman

9th Panarab Games

16.08.1999

Jordan

3-1

Qatar

Amman

9th Panarab Games

31.08.1999<;;;/font>

Jordan

3-1p

Iraq
;
Amman

9th Panarab Games

09.10.1999

Slovenia

0-3

Greece

Maribor

EuropeanCup Nations Q 2000

23.01.2000

S.Africa

3-1

Gabon

Kumasi

AfricanCup of Nations 2000

31.01.2000

Ghana

0-2

C.d'Ivoire

Accra

AfricanCup of Nations 2000

10.02.2000

Nigeira

2-0

S.Africa

Lagos

AfricanCup of Nations 2000

13.06.2000

Norway

1-0

Spain

Rotterdam

EuropeanCup of Nations 2000

21.06.2000

Czech

2-0

Denmark

Liège

EuropeanCup of Nations 2000

06.01.2001

Egypt

2-1

UAE

Cairo

Friendly

15.01.2001

Tunisia

0-1

Morocco

Tunis

African Cup Qualifiers

15.01.2001

Egypt

1-0

N.Korea

Cairo

Friendly

27.01.2001

Nigeria

3-0

Sudan

Nigeria

African World Cup Q2002

25.02.2001

Cameroun

1-0

Zambia

Yaoundé

African World Cup Q2002

19.03.2001

Egypt

3-3

Estonia

Cairo

Friendly

30.05.2001

France

5-0

Korea

Seoul

FIFAConfederation Cup

07.06.2001

France

2-1

Brazil

Seoul

FIFAConfederation Cup

02.09.2001

Mexico

2-1

Jamaica

Jamaica

CONCACAF World Cup Q 2002

25.01.2002

Cameroon

1-0

C.d'Ivoire

Mali

AfricanCup of Nations 2002

30.01.2002

SouthAfrica

3-1

Morocco

Mali

AfricanCup of Nations 2002

10.02.2002

Cameroon

0-0p3/2

Senegal

Mali

AfricanCup of Nations 2002 Final

07.06.2002

Spain

3-1

Paraguay

Korea

WorldCup Korea/Japan 02

13.06.2002

Brazil

5-2

CostaRica

Korea

WorldCup Korea/Japan 02

22.06.2002

Korea

0-0p5/3

Spain

Korea

WorldCup Korea/Japan 02


Competition
Numberof Matches
World Cup
6
FIFA ConfederationCup
2
OlympicGames
4

2
AfricanCup of Nations>
11
AsianCup of Nations
3
AsianWorld Cup Qualifiers
1
EuropeanCup Qualifiers
1
AsianOlympic Qualifiers
1
CONCACAFWorld Cup Qualifiers
1
AfricanCup Qualifiers
3
AfricanWorld Cup Qualifiers
6
AfricanOlympic Qualifiers
1
Pan ArabGames
4
Friendlies
3

References

External links

* [http://www.weltfussball.de/schiedsrichter_profil.php?id=1851 Profile]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/Ghandour.html Gamal El-Ghandour]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Gamal Al-Ghandour — Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed Al Ghandour ou جمال محمود أحمد الغندور‎ (né le 12 juin 1957) est un ancien arbitre égyptien de football. Commençant en 1981, il fut arbitre FIFA en 1993, il fut le premier arbitre égyptien à arbitrer en J League, en 1999. Il… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gamal Al-Ghandour — Al Ghandour Nombre completo Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed Al Ghandour Apodo: Fecha de nacimiento 12 de junio de 1957 (54 años) Lugar de nacimiento El Cairo, Egipto Fecha d …   Wikipedia Español

  • Équipe d'Espagne de football à la Coupe du monde 2002 — Fédération : Fédération royale espagnole de football Class. FIFA / Elo : 8e[1] …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Coupe d'Asie des nations de football 1996 — Infobox compétition sportive Coupe d Asie des nations de football 1996 Généralités Sport football Organisateur(s) AFC …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2002 — XVII Copa Mundial de Fútbol Corea del Sur/Japón 2002 FIFA 월드컵 한국/일본 FIFAワールドカップ 韓国/日本 Cantidad de equipos 32 (de 199 participantes) Sede …   Wikipedia Español

  • Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1998 — XVI Copa Mundial de Fútbol Francia 1998 Coupe du Monde France 98 Cantidad de equipos 32 (de 174 participantes) Sede   …   Wikipedia Español

  • España - Corea del Sur (Mundial 2002) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El España República de Corea fue un partido de fútbol entre las selecciones de España y Corea del Sur dentro de la 3ª fase de la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2002 (cuartos de final), que se disputó el 22 de junio de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Coupe du monde de football de 2002 — Infobox compétition sportive Coupe du monde de football de 2002 Généralités Sport Football …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Copa Africana de Naciones 1996 — XX Copa Africana de Naciones Sudafrica 1996 1996 African Cup of Nations™ Cantidad de equipos 16 Sede  Sud …   Wikipedia Español

  • 2002 African Cup of Nations — Coupe d Afrique des Nations 2002 Africa Cup of Nations 2002 official logo Tournament details Host country …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”